Because honestly
:wq!
is just too much to type :)
Please note that the question is about original Vi (say Vi which comes with FreeBSD) not Vim.
+1
A:
You can't.
I noticed this question is about productivity, why on earth would you still be sitting in the console if you want productivity? :)
Filip Ekberg
2009-01-22 12:35:56
you don't need the last !, you just need to press ESC, type :wq and press Enter.
Filip Ekberg
2009-01-22 12:38:46
+1
A:
Ctrl-Z, kill %1
I know that's even more key presses, but but least you get out of vi quickly enough.
(warning: This will not save your document as :wq does. Take this as a kind of (bad) joke)
pilif
2009-01-22 12:39:43
+11
A:
Use the key marked 'power' on the front of the computer. This, however, is likely to cause some disruption to productivity in most cases.
Grunties
2009-01-22 12:40:07
Oh man, you beat me to it. I was sure I'd get downvoted but I was equally sure it would be totally worth it.
Mark Brittingham
2009-01-22 14:14:33
Oh, and folks, this isn't "offensive" - it is just a bit funny. That really is Ok.
Mark Brittingham
2009-01-22 14:15:13
C'mon people, the offensive flag should only be used for things that are actually offensive - cursing, personal attacks, stuff like that. If you just don't like the answer, downvote it.
Graeme Perrow
2009-01-22 14:21:20
Well, I hope you're all happy. By marking my one-liner as offensive you have hurt my feelings so deeply that I fear I will never recover. You may have saved small children from the assault on dignity that is a bad pun, but you've scarred me for life. (or something... what were you expecting?)
Grunties
2009-01-22 16:32:09
I've noticed some people use the "spam" part of offensive as justification for "useless" responses; that's why I tend to put humor in comments (unless there's a real answer as well).
paxdiablo
2009-01-22 22:37:58
+1 because all this discussion makes it even funnier. It's not helpful answer, but funny, so sue me :)
thomasrutter
2009-04-13 13:03:58
+10
A:
Hold down the shift key and bang on Z twice.
ZZ is (mostly) equivalent to :wq!.
If you really want a single-keystroke solution, FreeBSD comes with the source so, in a pinch, you could modify that and re-compile. It's a bit of an overkill but it'll solve your problem.
paxdiablo
2009-01-22 12:42:04
And for dolzenko's edification, ZQ is (mostly) equivalent to :q! I definitely use them a lot more than :wq/:q.
ephemient
2009-01-28 05:34:28
+2
A:
What about "ZZ"? It has slightly different semantics to ":wq!", but is also slightly shorter.
Daniel Nadasi
2009-01-22 12:45:45
+1
A:
This seems to work on solaris' old version of vi:
Version SVR4.0, Solaris 2.5.0
$ vi -c "map g ZZ" test
edit: Also, this seems to work:
$ vi -c 'map g :q!^M' test
Where ^M is actually, ^V (ctl-v) then ^M (ctl-m)
Dan McNevin
2009-01-22 13:44:09
Yeah, it works, nice! Actually I already regret that I didn't state which version I want (i.e. with saving or without), so is there any way to put Enter character in mapped sequence? It would be possible to "map g :q!<Enter>" to quit without saving.
dolzenko
2009-01-22 14:01:36
it seems like this works too:$ vi -c 'map g :q!^M' testWhere ^M is actually, ^V then ^M
Dan McNevin
2009-01-22 14:09:50
A:
If you're using gvim you can close it with ALT+F4. Two keys, but one keypress.
If you're using vi in its own xterm, ALT+F4 should close the xterm, killing vi as well.
Nathan Fellman
2009-06-01 18:01:19